AECC's green engines shine at AERO Asia in Zhuhai

Cutting-edge eco-friendly aviation engines, particularly those developed by Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC), are highlighting China's breakthroughs in hybrid and hydrogen propulsion at the ongoing 2025 AERO Asia show in Zhuhai City, south China's Guangdong Province.

Among the highlights were 29 newly developed propulsion products, displayed in the AECC pavilion, including megawatt-level hybrid and fully electric power systems.

"This is our latest megawatt-class hybrid system, developed for future 3-ton to 8-ton eVTOL aircraft and 10-ton to 20-ton distributed electric propulsion planes. What you're looking at is a 1:3 scale model, demonstrating how the system will be applied to eVTOL aircraft in the future," said Sun Jingchen, a representative from AECC.

Another innovation drawing attention was AECC's hydrogen-powered turbine engine, which, unlike traditional designs, does not consume a single drop of fossil fuel.

"This is our megawatt-class hydrogen-fueled turbine engine. Burning one kilogram of aviation fuel produces three kilograms of carbon dioxide, whereas using hydrogen as the power source for a turbine engine results in zero carbon emissions. The development process was extremely challenging, as it overturns many traditional concepts. The encouraging news is that this engine has already become the first in China to meet full performance standards and has successfully completed a 60-hour continuous endurance test," said Sun.

AECC's technological advances are also generating commercial interest.

"At this airshow, we will sign cooperation agreements or letters of intent with 17 clients, with the total value exceeding 1 billion yuan (1.41 billion U.S. dollars)," said Hu Yexin, director of the Southern General Aviation power division of the AECC.

The AERO Asia show, which opened Thursday and runs through November 30, has attracted over 380 companies from 22 countries. With a focus on innovation in low-altitude flight and general aviation, this year's theme is "A New Era: Explore More".

AECC's green engines shine at AERO Asia in Zhuhai

China has injected about two trillion yuan (about 289.7 billion U.S. dollars) in net medium- and long-term funds into the open market since the beginning of this year, China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said Friday.

Pan, governor of the People's Bank of China, outlined the country's monetary policy for 2026 at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

"Since the beginning of this year, about two trillion yuan in net medium- and long-term funds have been channeled into the open market through various financial instruments. Overall, the social financing conditions remain accommodative, the financial aggregates keep reasonable growth, the comprehensive social financing cost operates at a low level, and the credit structure continues to be optimized. In 2025, the net financing of the bond market reached 16 trillion yuan, accounting for 46 percent of the increase in aggregate financing, which is a relatively high level in recent years. This also reflects that the financing structure of China's financial market is undergoing profound changes," Pan said.

China injects 2 trillion yuan in medium, long-term funds into open market since start of 2026: minister